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First of all - Recommendation to minimize your exposure to EMR from electric appliances and lights

1. keep a safety distance of between 0.5 and 2 meters from any ELF source (according the the EMR measurement outcomes).

2. Disconnect electric appliances form the electric supply when not using them (easy to do while using a multi socket electric outlet with a power switch (see bellow).

3. Don't locate sleeping beds and working stations on the other side of the wall where an ELF source (electric motors, refrigerators, air condition compressors, microwave wave ovens ...) is located.

Electric appliances

Electric
appliances make our life easier and simple. 50 years ago there was a saying
"more electricity less work to do". Electric home appliances do our
hard work, entertain us, heat our food, heat the house at winter and cool it in
the summer. Electric home appliances help us do every task and chore very
easily and faster. But all electric appliances emit electromagnetic radiation
in low frequency (eclectic network frequency) and some also in high frequency
(cordless phones, Wi-Fi router, laptop, microwave ovens).We need to know when and why these appliances
emit electromagnetic radiation. We need to keep safe distance and to find ways
to limit and to avoid unnecessary exposure to electromagnetic radiation.

Why
do electric appliances emit electromagnetic radiation?

Electromagnetic
field is created around every electric conductor (a metallic wire for example) when
an electric current is running through it. As higher the current is the higher
the electromagnetic radiation will be.The frequency of the electric current will be the frequency of the
electromagnetic radiation, usually at the same frequency of the electric
network at around 50 or 60 Hrz. The levels of electromagnetic radiation in low
frequencies drops as you move away from the source.

In
electric appliances, there are a lot of wires, electronic components,
electronic board and power converters When the device is turned on, and in
some of the cases even when turned off, those components and wires emit
electromagnetic radiation in the frequency of the electric network (mainly).

It
is important to remember that low frequency radiation passes easily thought
walls. Therefore the location of the home appliances in the house is very
important. If located wrongly people living in the house can be exposed to high
levels of electromagnetic radiation.

Most
home appliances emit electromagnetic radiation in low frequencies and uses
electricity even when they are connected to the electricity network and turned
off (standby mode). The way to reduce the electromagnetic radiation and the
electric waist is to cut the power supply off. In order to do that you need to
unplug your devices from the electric socket when not in use. This operation is
both not easy and can be dangerous since you increase your chances of getting
electrified. A multi socket with a power switch allows you to switch off the
power supply to all the devices connected to it, easily and with no risk. A
multi socket with a power switch is not very expensive (~US$10) and installing
it is very easy. In this way you can easily save some electricity and also
reduce the electromagnetic radiation emitted from the home appliances while in
standby mode. Cutting off the power supply of home appliances in standby mode
can also protect them from power bursts and lightning strikes.

Electromagnetic
radiation from voltage transformers

Two
types of voltage transformers are available today in the market, classic and
electronic. The classic voltage transformer is based on two coils raped against
a magnetic core. The ratio between the two coils is the ratio between the input
voltage and the output voltage. The electronic voltage transformer consists on
several small coils, capacitors, electronic parts and an electronic board.

The
classical voltage transformer way of work is fully based on electromagnetic
fields and while operating it emits high levels of electromagnetic radiation in
the frequency of the input voltage. In most cases an electric voltage
transformer emits less electromagnetic radiation than a classical voltage
transformer.

The
higher the current that flows via the voltage transformer wires, the higher the
radiation it emits. It is recommended to keep a safe distance of one meter away
from a classical voltage transformer and a half meter away from an electronic
voltage transformer.

Electromagnetic
radiation from electric motors

An electric motor is based on the principle of magnetic fields.In all electric motors you
will find magnetic core and coils.Every
Electric motor emits electromagnetic radiation. The radiation levels are higher
when the motor power and load are higher. You can find electric motors in every
home, office and factory. You can find electric motors in a refrigerator,
air-conditioning systems, an aquarium and ponds filters, air pumps, fans,
washing machines, sewing machines and lots of other every day home appliances.

You can
find a small electric motor even in clocks (analog), and around it you there will be an electromagnetic
radiation field that can be measured by a very simple meter.

From a home used electric motor it is best to
keep one meter of safety distance. In industrial motors you better keep more
safety distance, or try to install some electromagnetic radiation shielding
since their working current and the radiation they emit can be a very high
(much higher than most home electric motors).

Electromagnetic
radiation from CRT, LCD plasma and LED screens and TVs

CRT - TV and screen based on a Cathode-Ray Tube.

There is a wide variety of television in today
market and households. Televisions and screens that are based on Cathode-ray
Tube (CRT), the big, clumsy round and heavy devices,
are the oldest type of TVs and they emit the highest levels of electromagnetic radiation (compared to other types of TVs and to other radiation sources in the house).The reason is that these TVs work on the
principle of a variable electromagnetic field generated around the screen used to
change the projection of the electrons making their way from the electronic
booster/canon on the back of the tube to the Fluorescent screen.This field surrounds the screen on all sides.At the front of an old CRT screen there is a protective
layer that blocks some of the radiation.Therefore on the back and sides (where there is
no protection) the radiation levels are the highest. Since the low frequency
electromagnetic radiation can pass throughwalls, a common mistake is to place a bed next to
the other side of that wall where a CRT-TV is placed at. In a CRT TV some
levels of electromagnetic radiation will be emitted even on standby mode.

In order to save office space, many businesses
and offices, place computer tables against each other, back to back, which
means that also the computer screens are placed back to back.In this situation, workers
are exposed to high levels of electromagnetic radiation from the rear and sides of the CRT screens.

Safety distance from a 29" CRT TVs is at
least 2 meters from all sides. A safety distance from a 19" CRT PC screen
should be around half a meter in any direction.

CRT TV

Electromagnetic radiation from 29" CRT TV

Electromagnetic radiation from 14" CRT TV

LED/LCD
and Plasma TVs

LCD, plasma and LED screens and televisions work
in a digital method and are not based on a magnetic principle. Therefore the
radiation levels that are emitted from all sides, are very low compared to a
CRT TV or screen.The sources of radiation in these monitors are
computerized circuits, microprocessors and power supplies that are located on
the electronic circuit board on the back on the screen.Since the
radiation levels from LCD/LED and plasma screens are usually very low, the
safety distance from LCD/LED and plasma screens is only half a meter.

Plasma screens and TV are also a source of
electric pollution (it produces an electrical noise that is added on to the
electrical grid at home) but the levels of low frequency electromagnetic
radiation emitted from the plasma screens are similar to the levels emitted
from LCD and LED screens.

Safety distance from LCD screens, plasma TV LED
is half a meter in any direction

Electromagnetic radiation from 19" LCD TV

40" LCD TV

Radiation
form microwave ovens

The microwave oven can be found in almost every kitchen in the
modern world.Microwave ovens use the
heating effect of electromagnetic radiation (in the frequency of water
molecules) to heat the fluid in the food and, by that, to heat the food itself.The frequency used in microwave is around 2.4 GHz and it is
similar to the frequencies used for communication, cellular and DECT phone.When a microwave oven is on, part of the radiation goes through
the protection shield-filter, that is part of the microwave oven door, and
spread into the room.The part of the radiation
that escapes from the oven is relatively small, and can't cook our body during
the short time it is on, but it is definitely not recommended to look into the oven
for several seconds (possible damage to the eye protein) or even stay in the
kitchen when the microwave oven is on.

Just for comparison, In Israel when a radiation tester tests a
microwave oven, the oven will be considered "safe to use" if at a
distance of five centimeters from the door the tester will measure radiation
level of 5000 micro watts per square centimeters (the Israeli standard, which
is very high, for cellular antenna radiation level is about 42 micro watts
square centimeters.In addition, microwave oven, like most electrical appliances,
emits low frequency electromagnetic radiation in the electrical network
frequency of 50 Hz. This low frequency radiation is emitted all the time the microwave
oven is connected to the electricity network.The microwave oven, low and high frequency, electromagnetic radiation
emission must be taken into account when deciding about the device location in
the house (not near people) and it is recommended to pull it out of the
electric supply when not in use.

Radiation from Electric Bed

Electric bed have become a big hit in the last few years. Every electric bed has motors that emit ELF EMR when activated (to change the position) and a power converter that emits ELF EMR all the time it is connected to the power supply. ELF measurement on the matters shows ELF levels or between 20-40 mG. It is recommended not to use electric beds, but if you already have one it is recommended to disconnect it from the power once you set the required position. This can be done using a Multi socket power socket with a On-Off switch.

Lighting
and Radiation

Incandescent light bulbs emit almost no EMR, both magnetic and
electric fields, nor UV radiation but they emit a lot of heat and they consume a lot of electricity. Recently, in many
countries, the use of incandescent light bulbs use was reduced due to new "green" lows that prohibit the
sell of these light bulbs (because the electricity consumption).

LED light bulbs are currently (2014) more expensive
and for that reason they are not widely used. LED light bulbs usually don't
create a lot ELF fields or Dirty Electricity noise. The better the quality of the LED bulbs the lower the ELF and DE they create.

CFL light bulbs are not very popular.
They are marked as "Green" light bulbs, but are they really green? CFL
light bulbs emit ELF radiation, UV radiation, create dirty electricity and they
contain mercury that can be scattered in case of a broken bulb. When the CFL
light bulb ends its' life cycle you must make sure it is properly disposed off
as a dangerous waste but in most countries it is not done and they end up in the
dumpster.

This
is way today I recommend to use a mixture of LED and incandescent light bulbs
and not to use CFLs.